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sound·less1
 soundless1
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- pronunciation:
- saUnd
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
silent; quiet.
- similar words:
- noiseless, quiet, silent, still
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| related words: |
dumb |
adverb + (adj.)soundless
almost, completely, fast, nearly
(adj.)soundless
+ noun
body,
breath,
bubble,
cry,
dark,
dog,
explosion,
floor,
foot,
hum,
image,
incantation,
laugh,
laughter,
lip,
minute,
mouth,
night,
river,
scream,
screen,
set,
shadow,
silence,
sound,
symbol,
tear,
television,
tree,
whistle,
word,
yard
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| derivations: |
soundlessly (adv.), soundlessness (n.) |
The word soundless
contains the following part:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
  More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, airless, baseless, blameless, bloodless, boneless, bodiless, bottomless, boundless, brainless, breathless, careless, cheerless, colorless, cordless, countless, dauntless, doubtless, endless, fatherless, fearless, feckless, flawless, formless, graceless, groundless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, jobless, joyless, listless, matchless, merciless, mindless, motionless, nameless, painless, peerless, penniless, pitiless, pointless, powerless, priceless, regardless, relentless, restless, selfless, sightless, soundless1, spotless, stainless, strapless, sunless, tasteless, thoughtless, tireless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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